For shops, offices, HMOs and larger premises, Locksmith Oldham can help you with lock repairs, business lockouts, master key systems and access control. We answer the phone 24 hours a day, and our technicians will reach most businesses within 15 to 40 minutes. There is no call out fee. They have 12 years of experience, and each one is City and Guilds trained, DBS checked and fully insured.
Our commercial locksmith services include:
- Commercial lock repair and replacement
- Business lockouts (day or night)
- Master key systems and rekeying
- Access control (office buildings and larger facilities)
- Opening safes, filing cabinets, and lockers
- Lock upgrades and security consultations
Commercial Lock Faults and Repairs
When attending to faulty or damaged commercial door locks our locksmiths will check the condition of the lock, cylinder and door together as a sagging door or the frame coming out of true can give the same symptoms as a fault with the lock mechanism. We can also advise on suitable security upgrades, including locks that meet BS 3621 and TS 007 3-star rated cylinders, where appropriate. As we regularly attend shops in the town centre, offices on the A663 Broadway in Chadderton and industrial/commercial units by the Junction 22 exit of the M60 at Hollinwood we’ve learnt a few tricks of the trade:
- Aluminium or steel doors don’t usually go out of shape so it’s normally worn parts within the lock causing problems.
- Timber or glazed doors will work loose with time so if the lock’s out of true you’ll need to adjust the door before repairing the lock.
- uPVC doors can be found on small industrial units and offices, and these can drop on the hinges which means the multipoint locks won’t engage.
Keys can break off inside locks, and we will remove this for you and look at your cylinder to see if replacement is necessary. Similarly if you have suffered a break in we can fit an interim lock so that your premises is secure while you assess the damage.
Back doors, and those used by staff can become faulty sooner than front doors as they will generally be used more, and most problems can be sorted without replacement, the lock may just need adjusting or could need a new cylinder or gearbox. In rare circumstances we may not have the right part in our van, an interim lock can be supplied in this case.
Access Control for Commercial Premises
Access control gives you the ability to specify who has access to certain parts of a building and at what times without having to change the locks whenever somebody moves out. One lock and key is fine for a small shop, but in a larger building with multiple staff, keys get lost and duplicated and become difficult to manage.
We fit access control systems to your specification on office buildings, warehouses and apartment blocks from the town centre to Chadderton and Royton.
Business Lockouts and Master Key Systems
Have you been locked out of your business? Call us on 0161 7110327 and one of our locksmiths will be with you in between 15-40 minutes!
We're open 24 hours a day and if it's a business who is locked out we appreciate that you can't wait until tomorrow! It may be your shop won't open during trading hours, or your warehouse door is inaccessible as it's full of stock.
On arrival we will examine the door and lock and where possible gain entry by non-destructive means. This also applies when gaining access to locked items such as safes, filing cabinets, lockers or storage where you may have lost the keys or forgotten the combination.
If you've lost a key we'll determine which locks that key opens and rekey or change those locks only. For example: An employee has left your company and took a key with them; a key a contractor was given months ago has gone missing. You're not certain who currently has your master key; in all of these situations we change/rekey only those locks which the missing key would open.
Master-keyed locks can be set up in a system to allow access to specific areas only. For example, the manager's key can open all doors whereas the staff keys would only open the doors on their respective levels. If one of these keys is lost only one lock would need changing/rekeying.
More often than not a former tenant will leave a property without handing over a full set of keys. Handover rekeys are a quick way to rectify this especially if you manage properties in Chadderton, Royton, Shaw and Failsworth.
Typical commercial prices in Oldham:
- Business lockout: £85 to £150
- Lock repair or lock change: £90 to £180, with an average of about £120 per lock
- Master key systems, access control and safe opening: quoted after we see the premises
We do not charge a call-out fee. Before we do any work we’ll agree a quote with you which we itemise and then invoice you after the work has been carried out. Please be aware that a call out outside of regular office hours may cost more. We’ll always confirm the cost over the phone before sending a technician. All our work is guaranteed for 12 months.
